Buck Theorem
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Always reading watching listening writing & making music. bucktheorem.blogspot.com & bucktheorem.bandcamp.com & Spotify etc. Made by puppets, crooning for pleasure, waiting for spaceships. And making music.
"The tone is that of a fairy tale being treated to the veracity of a historical drama..."
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal Det sjunde inseglet Writer & Director ~ Ingmar Bergman 1957, Sweden Stars ~ Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Be...
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January 23, 2026 at 7:46 AM
"The tone is that of a fairy tale being treated to the veracity of a historical drama..."
2025 film notes... Horror and Science-Fiction.
FILM 2025 - horror! science-fiction!
2025 – Horror! Science Fiction! Favourites: · Weapons · Redux Redux · It Needs Eyes · Mag Mag ...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
2025 film notes... Horror and Science-Fiction.
Drama! Action! film reviews of 2025.
2025 FILMS – Drama! Action!
2025 – Drama! Action! Before we get into it, here's a rough summary of 2025: Favourites: · A Real Pain · Weapons ·...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Drama! Action! film reviews of 2025.
Through the influence of Mary Shelley, James Whale and old Universal horrors, Victor brings his dog back to life: the attic laboratory made from ordinary household appliances is a treat.
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie Director ~ Tim Burton Writers ~ Tim Burton, Leonard Ripps 1984, b/w, USA Stars ~ Shelley Duvall, Daniel Stern, Barre...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Through the influence of Mary Shelley, James Whale and old Universal horrors, Victor brings his dog back to life: the attic laboratory made from ordinary household appliances is a treat.
"- the identity crisis which is the perfect theme for a coming-of-age fairy tale and the Do Good Christmas agenda. Performatively "Bad kids" being envious of symbolic Goodness."
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas Director ~ Henry Selick Writers ~ Tim Burton, Michael McDowell, Caroline Thompson 1993, USA Stars ~...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"- the identity crisis which is the perfect theme for a coming-of-age fairy tale and the Do Good Christmas agenda. Performatively "Bad kids" being envious of symbolic Goodness."
I had an at-home Film Festival. #Grimmfest
Grimmfest Online 2025
Well, I often bemoaned that many online festivals had stopped after Covid. Even the London Film Festival continued to offer a few titles o...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I had an at-home Film Festival. #Grimmfest
Just so jubilant. Such a party.
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Just so jubilant. Such a party.
"Shrek" for "Predator" fans. #film
Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands Director ~ Dan Trachtenberg Writers ~ Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg, Jim Thomas 2025, United States-Australia...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Shrek" for "Predator" fans. #film
A kaleidoscope of symbolism, symmetry, creativity, misogyny, intentional and unintentional humour, dodgy dubbing and random animals. #theholymountain #jodorowsy
The Holy Mountain
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN Writer & Director ~ Alejandro Jodorowsky 1973, Mexico Stars ~ Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders A kal...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A kaleidoscope of symbolism, symmetry, creativity, misogyny, intentional and unintentional humour, dodgy dubbing and random animals. #theholymountain #jodorowsy
Rather than an odyssey, this is a chamber piece about a narcissistic baron, his laboratory, his disapproving best friend and his unaware fiancé – in that order.
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein Director ~ Terence Fisher Writers ~ Jimmy Sangster 1957 ~ UK Stars ~ Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Rober...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Rather than an odyssey, this is a chamber piece about a narcissistic baron, his laboratory, his disapproving best friend and his unaware fiancé – in that order.
Me on 'Die My Love'.
Die My Love
Die My Love Director ~ Lynne Ramsay Writers ~ Enda Walsh, Lynne Ramsay, Alice Birch 2025 ~ United Kingdom, Canada, United States Stars...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Me on 'Die My Love'.
This year's 9 films of #FrightFest Halloween...
FrightFest Halloween 2025
FrightFest Halloween 2024 Primate Director ~ Johannes Roberts Writers ~ Ernest Riera, Johannes Roberts 2025, USA Stars ~ Johnn...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This year's 9 films of #FrightFest Halloween...
Dark farce and excellent propulsive pacing mean the momentum never lets up: we are dropped into the action and it never slows, and despite what it is made of, it never feels polemical over the movie needs of fun and thrill.
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another Writer & Director ~ Paul Thomas Anderson 2025 ~ US Stars ~ Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Dark farce and excellent propulsive pacing mean the momentum never lets up: we are dropped into the action and it never slows, and despite what it is made of, it never feels polemical over the movie needs of fun and thrill.
It’s the claustrophobic lighthouse setting and sense of unseen dread lurking outside that makes this one.
Dr Who: Horror of Fang Rock
Dr Who: Horror of Fang Rock Director ~ Paddy Russell 1977, 4 episodes, UK Writer ~ Terrance Dicks Stars ~ Tom Baker, Louise Jameso...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s the claustrophobic lighthouse setting and sense of unseen dread lurking outside that makes this one.
As a TV short, this ‘Lost Hearts’ adaptation has a Seventies execution that makes its tacky Halloween costume elements as disquieting and grim as only TV budget can achieve.
Lost Hearts
Lost Hearts Director ~ Lawrence Gordon Clark Writer ~ M.R. James, Robin Chapman 1973, UK Stars ~ Simon Gipps-Kent, Joseph O'Conor, J...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As a TV short, this ‘Lost Hearts’ adaptation has a Seventies execution that makes its tacky Halloween costume elements as disquieting and grim as only TV budget can achieve.
On the mean, dayglo streets of “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City”, a guy is just trying to get his Meet Cute when he answers the wrong public phone and stumbles onto the news that nuclear Armageddon is imminent.
Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile Director & writer ~ Steve De Jarnatt 1988, USA Stars ~ Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham , John Agar On the mean...
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October 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
On the mean, dayglo streets of “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City”, a guy is just trying to get his Meet Cute when he answers the wrong public phone and stumbles onto the news that nuclear Armageddon is imminent.
Respected older actors turning into action stars in late career is a trend usually reserved for the guys, the industry trying to squeeze some last virility out of them, so it’s nice to see the ladies cash in.
Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter Director ~ Brian Kirk Writers ~ Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, Dalton Leeb 2025 ~ Germany, Canada, United States Stars ~...
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October 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Respected older actors turning into action stars in late career is a trend usually reserved for the guys, the industry trying to squeeze some last virility out of them, so it’s nice to see the ladies cash in.
'Killer's Kiss' - "- the glitter and grub is product of desperate, mercenary film-making."
Killer's Kiss
Killer’s Kiss Director ~ Stanley Kubrick Writers ~ Stanley Kubrick, Howard Sackler 1955, b&w, USA Stars ~ Frank Silvera, Irene Kan...
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September 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
'Killer's Kiss' - "- the glitter and grub is product of desperate, mercenary film-making."
FrightFest Day 5 + my picks
FrightFest Day 5
FrightFest Day 5 ODYSSEY Director: Gerard Johnson Cast: Polly Maberly, Rebecca Calder, Tom Davis, Mikael Persbrandt , Peter Ferdinan...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
FrightFest Day 5 + my picks
FrightFest Day 4...
FrightFest 2025 - Day 4
FrightFest 2025 - Day 4 213 BONES Director: Jeffrey Primm Cast: Colin Egglesfield, Dean Cameron, Toni Weiss, Liam Woodrum. ...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
FrightFest Day 4...
FrightFest Day 2:
FrightFest 2025 - Day 2
APPOFENIACS Director:Chris Marrs Piliero Cast: Sean Gunn, Jermaine Fowler, Aaron Holliday, Michael Abbott Jr USA If you like...
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August 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
FrightFest Day 2:
FrightFest 2025... opening night.
FrightFest 2025 - The Home, Cognaitive, Night of Violence
FrightFest 2025 I always say that when you get the FrightFest bug, you can’t resist. The scramble for tickets gets more intens...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
FrightFest 2025... opening night.
.A calming track from overheated dreams and worries from my latest album.
Tropic of Ghosts III: Dreaming, by Buck Theorem
from the album Tropic of Ghosts
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August 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
.A calming track from overheated dreams and worries from my latest album.